I do have one closing comment mare I would like to provide you all with an update
regarding our mulling activity. We knew that the timing of the first cut of
our sixty eight hundred plus vacant lots would be very sensitive to weather
and unfortunately we've had
a pretty wet May very wet and. Although we have
cycled through seventy five percent of the neighborhoods or about two weeks behind
we know the grass is getting really tall in our last twenty five percent of our
neighborhoods. And I'm really disappointed that we haven't been able to stay on
track but we have
a plan I have authorized overtime for the weekends including this
weekend we think that with the additional overtime that we can catch up in the next
two weeks I have authorized us to keep the weekend overtime so that
we are ensured that we will stay ahead and maintain the promise that we made with
regards to the vacant lot maintenance. Provided the weather continues to cooperate
with us we should be caught up in two weeks' time so we're asking for
a little patience if there are issues after our crews have been out to clean and
mow. Neighbor should feel free to give us
a call so that we can follow up on those because with the grass being so tall it is
difficult to to do those first cuts. And on
a good note we are staying ahead as planned for the park the boulevards and the
open space Moline So that's a that's
a good news item to report and I wanted to let you know that I received
we really performance reports because I'm monitoring this very closely so that as
we need to tweak or adjust this pilot year that we adjust.
Appreciate the comments mystic Steen I've gotten some seen some high grass in my
neighborhood as well as across the city so I could tell the weather had gotten
a subpar but I appreciate that you've authorized over time for us on the weekend I
hope that prescience staff being willing to do that over time through the weekend
as well especially on
a holiday weekend like this it's very important for us to be able any time at Sunny
to be able to mow the grass that are going to hundred lots one of the things I
think as we go through on the first cut to there might be places that are not
necessarily on our list because of the vacant the vacant lessons from the previous
year so if there is one that is missed and that you didn't see that you believe is
vacant you should folks call the three three three forty eight hundred number
that's always
a good thing we can check that out so yes so folks can do that too so you know as
the first cut goes through I wouldn't be surprised if you know an adjustment on the
list each year on heating a vacant house and who isn't
a good point is updated as well but I'm you know of course as someone we have all
of us who when your staff to went through to talk about the importance of issue
nine we really want to make sure that our neighborhoods look good in this is just
a great asset we have for Shiites we want to make sure we follow through on it and
then just report back in two weeks to make sure that we're kind of alluding to that
that degree.